Full Stack Software Engineer, GovWell
$160-200k
+ Equity / stock options
Modern software for local government
Job no longer available
Modern software for local government
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$160-200k
+ Equity / stock options
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build modern software products to help government serve communities better.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of full-stack development experience building applications for enterprises and/or consumers. Strong preference for candidates who have worked in high-growth startup environments
- You are excited about building applications with the latest AI models and leveraging AI to enhance your personal developer workflows
- You have experience owning large product areas + features end-to-end
- You have a strong product mindset: you love to ask questions and deeply understand customer problems
- You’d rather have a challenging adventure than “rest and vest.”
- You align closely with our Core Values
What the job involves
- GovWell is hiring a Full-Stack Software Engineer to help build our core platform that powers faster, more efficient government services
- You’ll work across the stack — from frontend to backend — to design, build, and ship features that directly improve how governments operate and how residents access services.
- This role reports directly to our CTO and Co-Founder, Ben Cohen, and offers the opportunity to take ownership of critical product areas in a fast-growing company
- Build, test, and ship full-stack features across GovWell’s platform — from intuitive resident-facing interfaces to scalable backend services that power government workflows
- Collaborate closely with the Founding Designer and engineering teammates to translate customer needs into usable, high-impact product functionality
- Take ownership of product areas end-to-end, ensuring features are reliable, maintainable, and performant in real-world government environments
- Contribute to technical design discussions, code reviews, and best practices that strengthen the team’s engineering culture and velocity
- Use customer feedback and product data to iterate quickly, improving both resident experiences and government efficiency
- Our tech stack:
- React
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- GraphQL
- PostgreSQL
- RedwoodJS
- AWS
- OpenAI API
Our take
Govwell creates software for planning and zoning within local governments, simplifying processes and modernising citizen services. With the intention of improving transparency, it is helping all sizes of government serve its communities better.
What stands out about GovWell’s workflow and automation technology is the fact that its platform is customisable. Government sectors, councils and organisations operate their tech in varying ways, and so GovWell serves these varying needs by allowing flexibility of use within its platform. This is facilitated by no-code tools to improve adaptability.
Ultimately, the platform helps local governments complete tasks in a fraction of the time. It’s a breath of fresh air in the sector, which isn’t known for its innovations, and GovWell has been smart to target this niche. It has seen good funding to support team expansion, enhanced product development and accelerated growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2024
$4.5m
SEED
Apr 2023
$1m
SEED
Total funding: $5.5m
Company benefits
- Equity ownership
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with up to 100% of premiums covered for you and your partner
- 401(k) savings plan
- Unlimited time off
- Hybrid work environment
- A fully stocked kitchen, and drinks on hand
- Team events and gatherings sponsored by us
Company HQ
Rose Hill, New York, NY
Leadership
Ben Cohen
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously Founder of Cohen Realty & Construction. Was also a Software Engineer at UiPath, Amazon and Uber.
Troy LeCaire
(CEO & Co-founder)Previously Chief of Staff for the CEO of RippleMatch. Was a Campaign Intern for Senator Russ Feingold, Legislative Intern for Senator Tammy Baldwin and Legal Intern at Froelich Law Offices.
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